All-Time Sales Rank: 5632
| Overall Rating:   3.63 out of 5, including 2 reviews
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"Compelling. Exciting. Black Caesar has authentic power!" -The Hollywood Reporter
Fred Williamson is "imposing, tough and unflappable" (The New York Times) as a street kid who muscles his way into the big-time mob racket in this super-slick crime drama which became the smash hit of it's genre and spawned a successful sequel (Hell Up In Harlem).
Tommy Gibbs (Williamson) has always had it tough. Growing up on the streets without a father and trying to make his mother proud, Tommy resorts to running "errands" for The Man. But when a crooked cop beats him up, Tommy realizes there's a better way to live: by making The Man deliver for him! Infiltrating -- and then destroying -- the infamous Cardoza family, Tommy takes over Manhattan as the first black Godfather and puts the squeeze on anyone who dares to get in his way -- including the crooked cop! But as he tightens his grip on others, he loses his hold on the most important things in his own life, making him the vulnerable target of every cutthroat gangster who ever dreamt of ruling an empire!
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Features:
| Audio Commentary by the Director
Original Theatrical Trailer
| Video:
| | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
| Subtitles:
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| Studio: MGM / UA
Production Year: 1973
Release Date: 1/9/2001
Length: 94 mins
Rating: R
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-SL
Item Code: 1001461
UPC Code: 027616857811
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Overall Rating: 3.63 out of 5, including 2 reviews
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BLACK CAESAR - 2.75 out of 5 (9/29/2002)
Larry Cohen is one of America's great directors. More than Brian De
Palma, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, William Friedkin, Dan Curtis, John Badham and even perennial outsider George Romero, Cohen's cycle of Horror Films are the most consistent, disturbing and challenging of then all. Even Alfred Hitchcock and Canadian upstarts
David Cronenberg and Bob Clark could not compete with him in the 1970s, though several of the men named came very close.
The film that launched his caree
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Customer Review
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great low budget period piece - 4.5 out of 5 (3/15/2001)
this is a decent movie, some horrible acting, but great atmosphere, super soundtrack, and a great period piece, great transfer & Comentary. in a contest of Black Caesar vs Universal's horrible version of Scarface, I would pick this, plus it's insanely cheap $
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